Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-24


stitutien of the State of California, re-
Jating to the aiming of charter for
cities of more than one hundred thou
sand inhabitants. and for cities of over
ten thousand and less Il an enc hun
dred thousand inhabitants.
Resolrcd, That the Legislature of the State of
California, at its regular session. commencing
on the third day of January, eighteen hundred
and eighty-seven, two-thirds of all the members
elected 10 each of the two Houses of said Legis
lature voting in favor thereof hereby propose
that Section eight, of Article Nj. of the Consti-
tuition OF said state, be amended so as TO read as
follows:
SECTION s. Any city containing population of
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame charter for its own government,
consistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this State by causing q Board of
fifteen freeholders who shall have been for at
least five years qualified electors thereof to be
elected by the qualified voters of such city, at
any general or special election, whose duty it
shall be, within ninety days after such election,
to prepare aud propose a chatter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the mem
bers of such Board, or majority of them, and
returned, one copy thereof to the Mayor, or
other chief executive officer Of such city, and
the other to the Recorder OF Deeds of the
county. Such proposed charter shall then be
published in two daily papers Of general circu-
lation in such city, for at least twenty days; and
within not less than thirty days after
such publication il shsll be submitted to
the qualified electors Of such city, at a
general or special election, and if
majority OF such qualified electors voting there
at shall ratify the same. it shall thereafter be
submitted 10 the Legislature for its approval or
| rejection as Il whole, without power of altera-
ton or amendment; and If approved by ma
iority vote of the members elected to each
House, it shall become the charter of such city,
| or if such city be consolidated with county,
| then Of such city and county and shall become
| the organic law thereof and supeIsede any ex-
| listing charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such charter.
A copy of such charter, certified by the Mayor.
or chief executive officer. and authenticated by
the seal of such city, setting forth the submits
sion of such charter to the electors and its rati-
| feation by them, shall be made in duplicate.
and deposited, one in the Office of the Secretary
| OF state the other, after being recorded IN the
| Office of the Recorder OF Deeds of the county,
| among the archives of the CITY. All Courts shall
| take Judicial notice thereof The charter so
| ratified may be amended at intervals of not less
than two years, by proposals therefor, submitted
by legislative authority of the city to the quail
] fed voters thereof at general or special cleo
| ton held at least sixty days after the publca-
| ton of such proposals. and ratified by at least
| three-ffths of the quail fed electors voting
| thereat, and approved by the Legislature as
! herein provided for the appToTa! ofthe charter.
| In submitting any such charter, or amendment
/ thereto, any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the voters,
and may be voted on separately without preju-
/
| lation of more than ten thousand and not
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame charter fol its own government,
consistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this State by causing Board Of if
| teen freehOlders, who shall have been for Is
| least five years qualified electors thereof 10 be
! elected by the qualified voters OF said city, ct
any general or special election. whose duty it
shall be, within ninety days after such election,
| to prepare and propose a charter for such city,
! which shall be signed in duplicate by the mem
/ n q m n
| returned one copy thereof to the Mayor, or
other chief executive of said city. and the other
| to the Recorder of the county. such proposed
| charter shall then be published in two daily
papers of general circulation in such city, for at
least twenty days and the first publication shall
| be made within twenty days after the compile
| ton of the charter; and within not less than
/ thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of said city,
at a general or special qection, and if a major
| lty OF such qualified electors voting thereaJ
shsll ratify the same, it shall thereafter be sub
mitted TO the Legislature for its approval or re-
| lection as whole, without power of alteration
/ or amendment, and If approved by majority
| vote of the members elected to each House, it
! shall become the charter Of such city and the
organic law thereof and shall supersede any
| existing charter, and any amendments
| ent with such charter. A copy of
/ such charter, certified By the Mayor,
! or chief executive officer. and authenti-
| Gated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification By them, shall be
made in duplicate, and deposited one in the
/ Office of the Secretary of State, and the other
! after being recorded in said Recorders Office,
shall be deposited in the archives of the city
and thereafter all Courts shall take judicial
| notice Of said charter. The charter so ratified
may be amended, at intervals OF not less than
| two years by proposals therefor, submitted by
| the legislative authority of the city to the quail
fed electors thereof ar general or special cleo
| ton held at least sixty days after the publica-
| ton of such proposals, ana ratified by at least
three-iiffhs ofthe qualified electors votingthere
| provided for the approval OF the charter. In
| submitting any such charter. or amendment
thereto, any alternative article OF proposition
and may be voted on separately without preju-
dice to Others.